Dinner for 14 in Phuket

Nov. 26, 2012 6:20 p.m. ET

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This 5,000-square-foot villa is part of the Estate Beach Front, a gated residential development on the northeast coast of Phuket, Thailand.
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'The reason I chose this location is the views—they're stunning,' said owner Ture Stendahl, who paid about 20 million baht (about $650,000) for leasehold of the land in 2007. The home overlooks Phang Nga Bay and was completed in 2009.
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The property consists of five separate structures, grouped around a large swimming pool. All of them were positioned to take advantage of the views.
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There are four bedrooms and five bathrooms. The master bedroom pavilion is surrounded on three sides by the pool.
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Mr. Stendahl said he choose gray-colored materials for the pool's lining and surrounding terrace surfaces because 'it makes for a soft, Zen-like feeling around the pool, which I prefer to the bright aqua and off-white colors that many villas have.'
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The master bathroom has an indoor-outdoor shower and an outdoor Jacuzzi. 'When you're flying in from Europe in the winter, being able to shower outdoors is a luxurious feeling,' Mr. Stendahl said.
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Mr. Stendahl describes the design of the villa as 'contemporary Thai style with modern Scandinavian and Japanese touches.'
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The Swedish entrepreneur, who now splits his time between Spain and Switzerland, said he uses the property as a vacation home for family and friends. He, his wife and their four children visit the property about six times a year.
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Makha wood imported from Laos was used for all the windows and entrances, and some of the floors and ceilings. 'The natural wood gives the villa a much more homey feeling than you get with aluminum, tile or other materials,' Mr. Stendahl said.
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Mr. Stendahl said all of the kitchen cabinets were made in Malaysia. There is also a small Thai kitchen set up outside for heavy-wok cooking and grilling.
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All of the bathroom surfaces were done in polished cement, Mr. Stendahl said.
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The Japanese-style dining room seats up to 14 people.
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A grassy slope leads from the home to the water, which is 15 feet from the property, Mr. Stendahl said. There is a teak cabana near the water's edge that he said he had built in Bali and imported to the property. 'It's a nice place to have a massage near the water, or to read a book in the shade on a hot day,' he said.
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Mr. Stendahl said the property is less than a quarter-mile away from Phuket's Au Po Grand Marina. 'If you're into boating and yachting, it's very convenient,' he said.
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Asked why he's selling, Mr. Stendahl said, 'Frankly, we don't have as much time to use it as we'd like to. My two youngest sons are now 8 and 12, and as they get older, their schoolwork takes more time and the holidays become shorter. And it's a 24-hour flight to Phuket from our primary residence in Mallorca.'
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The home was put on the market for 79 million baht ($2.6 million) in October. Andrew Hunter of Hunter Sotheby's International Realty has the listing.
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